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Lithium and ECT in combination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

B. N. Gangadhar
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences Bangalore 560 029 India
N. Janakiramaiah
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences Bangalore 560 029 India
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Copyright © 1996 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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